US20100072213A1 - Turf anchor - Google Patents
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Abstract
An anchoring mechanism for anchoring an outdoor trash can or other item to the ground includes a base mountable on the trash can and an anchor which is movable between a raised position and a lowered anchoring position. A reinforcing plate may be used inside the trash can to help secure the anchoring mechanism thereon. A foot press member is provided on the anchor to facilitate the pressing of the anchor into the ground. The anchoring mechanism is configured to prevent the trash can when empty from blowing around in fairly high winds and helps prevent the tipping of filled trash cans.
Description
- This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/880,570, filed Jul. 23, 2007; which application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/836,790, filed Aug. 10, 2006; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- 1. Technical Field
- The present invention relates generally to an anchoring device for temporarily anchoring an object to the ground. More particularly, the invention relates to an anchoring device for anchoring an outdoor trash can to the ground. Specifically, the present invention relates to such an anchoring device which is mounted adjacent the bottom of the trash can and includes an anchor which may be pressed by a person's foot into the ground to secure the trash can to the ground.
- 2. Background Information
- It is well known that outdoor trash cans may tip over for a variety of reasons and also may be blown about in windy climates. The tipping of trash cans may result in the spilling of and spreading of trash throughout a neighborhood. When the trash cans are empty and susceptible to being blown about, they may also be lost or damaged and furthermore may present a danger to vehicles traveling on roads onto which the trash cans have been blown. Other outdoor items are also subjected to being blown about or tipped over.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,072,286 granted to Foncannon describes a garbage can support utilizing an auger type anchor which is rotated to secure the trash can support to the ground. A frame work is connected to the auger including an adjustable strap which encircles the bottom of the trash can and is movable between a loosened and tightened securing position to secure the trash can. U.S. Pat. No. 4,513,938 granted to Seymour describes a support column having several telescoping sections one of which is permanently secured underground with the other sections telescoping in a vertical manner so that the upper section is connected to a trash can adjacent its upper end. US Patent Application Publication 2002/0121580 of Grady et al. describes a mailbox pole which is vertically adjustable and includes a pair of hooks extending outwardly therefrom to respectively support a trash can and its lid. U.S. Pat. No. 4,084,701 granted to White also describes a trash can securing device which is substantially more complicated than those discussed thus far and includes a horizontal base on which the trash cans are seated with multiple parts for securing both the trash can and the lid.
- The present invention provides an anchoring mechanism for use with an outdoor item having a lower end adapted to sit on the ground, the apparatus comprising: a base; a mounting mechanism on the base adapted to mount the base on the outdoor item adjacent its lower end; and an anchor mounted on the base and movable between a raised position in which the anchor is adapted to be removed from the ground and a lowered anchoring position in which the anchor is adapted to be inserted into the ground to secure the outdoor item to the ground.
- The present invention also provides an apparatus comprising: an outdoor trash can; a lower end on the trash can; an anchor mounted on the trash can and movable relative to the trash can between a raised position in which the anchor is adapted to be removed from the ground and a lowered anchoring position in which the anchor extends below the lower end and is adapted to be inserted into the ground to secure the trash can to the ground.
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FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the first embodiment the anchoring device of the present invention mounted on the trash can and shown in the anchoring position. -
FIG. 2A is a front elevational view of the anchor. -
FIG. 2B is a front elevational view of the base. -
FIG. 2C is a front elevational view of the reinforcing plate. -
FIG. 3 is an exploded top plan view of the anchoring device and a portion of the trash can. -
FIG. 4 is a sectional view from the side of the anchoring device mounted on the trash can in the raised position showing a lower portion of the trash can and a shoe preparing to press the anchor into the ground. -
FIG. 5 is a front elevational view of the second embodiment of the anchoring device mounted on a trash can. -
FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6-6 ofFIG. 5 . - A first embodiment of the anchoring device of the present invention is shown generally at 10 in
FIGS. 1-4 and a second embodiment of the anchoring device is shown generally at 200 inFIG. 5 . Anchoringdevice 10 is shown inFIG. 1 mounted on a trash can 12 for temporarily securing trash can 12 or another outdoor item to the turf orground 14. Trash can 10 includes upper andlower ends horizontal bottom wall 20 atlower end 18 and anannular sidewall 22 connected to and extending upwardly frombottom wall 20 toupper end 16.Sidewall 22 is typically cylindrical or frustoconical although other shapes are of course known.Bottom wall 20 andsidewall 22 define therewithin a trash-receivinginterior chamber 24. A pair ofhandles 26 extends outwardly opposite one another fromsidewall 22 adjacentupper end 16. Alid 28 is typically provided to help secure trash withinchamber 24. As shown inFIG. 1 ,anchoring device 10 is mounted onsidewall 22 adjacentlower end 18. - Referring now to
FIGS. 2-3 ,device 10 is described now in further detail.Device 10 includes arigid base 30, ananchor 32, a reinforcing member in the form of a reinforcingplate 34 orwasher 38 and a plurality of fasteners comprising a plurality ofbolts 36 andnuts 40 which threadedly engagebolts 36. These fasteners serve to securebase 30 to reinforcingplate 34 so thatdevice 10 may be secured to trash can 12.Bolts 36 may be permanently fixed toplate 34 by welding or another means so thatplate 34 andbolts 36 form an integral unit. This simplifies assembly by eliminating awkward manipulation ofbolts 36 relative toplate 34 and by eliminating the need for tools to holdbolts 36 when tighteningnuts 40 thereon. - Referring to
FIGS. 2B and 3 ,base 30 is typically formed of metal or another rigid material such as certain plastic materials.Base 30 includes a generallyflat mounting plate 42 having atop edge 44, abottom edge 46 and first and second opposedlateral edges Plate 42 has front andrear sides sides plate 42 in the exemplary embodiment is curved or bowed slightly so thatfront side 52 is a convexly curved surface andrear side 54 is a concavely curved surface adapted to matingly engage the convexly curved outer surface ofsidewall 22 of trash can 12. Thus, when viewed from above (FIG. 3 ) or below, mountingplate 42 is curved between first andsecond edges bottom edges rear sides edges edges mounting plate 42 extending from thefront side 52 torear side 54. More particularly, these holes include a pair ofholes 56A adjacentfirst edge 48 and vertically spaced from one another and a pair ofholes 56B adjacentsecond edge 50 and vertically spaced from one another and respectively at the same height asholes 56A. - First and second vertically extending and substantially
parallel rails front side 52 ofmounting plate 42. Each ofrails upper segment 62 and alower segment 64 connected toupper segment 62 and extending downward therefrom. A pair of vertically extendingparallel grooves 66 are formed respectively inupper segments 62 and extend the entire vertical length of saidupper segments 62. Each groove has anupper end 68 andlower end 70 and in the exemplary embodiment has a semi-cylindrical cross-section. Eachupper segment 62 has afront surface 72 so thatsurface 72 andfront side 52 define therebetween a normal distance D1 (FIG. 4 ) which is the thickness ofupper segments 62 as measured horizontally from front to back. Eachlower segment 64 likewise has afront surface 74 so thatfront surface 74 andfront side 52 define therebetween a normal distance D2 (FIG. 4 ) which is larger than distance D1 and represents the horizontal thickness from front to back of eachlower segment 64. Eachlower segment 64 has anupper end 76 connected to the lower end of the respectiveupper segment 62 and extends downwardly therefrom to alower end 78 which is coincidental withbottom edge 46 ofplate 42. A pair of parallel vertically elongated throughholes 80 are formed respectively inlower segments 64 extending fromupper ends 76 to lower ends 78.Holes 80 are respectively vertically aligned with and parallel togrooves 66 with the upper ends ofholes 80 communicating with the lower ends 70 ofgrooves 66.Upper segment 62 andlower segment 64 have approximately the same height and thus each represents approximately one half the height of mountingplate 42 although this may vary. Thus, the exemplary embodiment of eachgroove 66 has a vertical height or length which is substantially the same as eachhole 80 so that eachgroove 66 andhole 80 likewise represent about one half the height ofplate 42 and one half the height of therespective rail 58 or 63. - A flange 79 (
FIGS. 3 and 4 ) is connected to plate 42adjacent bottom edge 46 and extends rearwardly fromrear side 54 to a terminal rear end oredge 81.Flange 79 has first and second lateral edges 83 and 85 respectively adjacent first andsecond edges plate 42.Flange 79 further has atop surface 87 and abottom surface 89.Flange 79 is typically in the form of a flat plate which extends horizontally so thattop surface 87 faces upwardly and is intended to helpsupport trash can 12 whenbottom wall 20 orlower end 18 oftrash can 12 is seated thereon.Bottom surface 89 faces downwardly and typically abutsground 14 when used withtrash can 12. - In the exemplary embodiment, anchor 32 (
FIGS. 2A and 3 ) is formed of a single metal rod which has been bent into the configuration shown and is thus formed as an integral one-piece member. This configuration is very cost effective although other configurations may be used.Anchor 32, likebase 30, is preferably formed of a non-rusting material such as stainless steel, plastic or other suitable material. Rust would not only deteriorate these elements, but inhibit the sliding movement ofanchor 32.Anchor 32 includes first and second vertically extendingspikes upper end 86 and a lowerterminal end 88 which is tapered downwardly and inwardly somewhat to facilitate insertion into the ground. When spikes 82 and 84 are not inserted in holes 80 (FIG. 2A ), they are angled slightly relative to one another so that they are not quite parallel to one another. Thus, for example, spikes 82 and 84 adjacent lower ends 88 define therebetween a normal horizontal distance D3 (FIG. 2A ) which is slightly different from a horizontal normal distance D4 (FIG. 2B ) betweenholes 80 and the distance betweenspikes Anchor 32 is preferably formed of a metal which is rigid but has some spring to it to allow for some flexing ofspikes spikes FIG. 1 ) for insertion into holes 80. The spring bias ofspikes FIG. 2A creates a suitable frictional engagement ofspikes lower segments 64 when disposed inholes 80 so thatanchor 32 is held in place in the raised position shown inFIG. 4 solely by this frictional engagement.Spikes 88 are thus slidably received withinrespective grooves 66 and holes 80 to allow for a substantially vertical sliding movement between the lowered anchoring position ofFIG. 1 and the raised non-securing position ofFIG. 4 .Anchor 32 further includes a U-shapedfoot press member 90 which extends outwardly in the forward direction fromspikes Foot press member 90 includes a pair of horizontally extendinglegs 92 which are spaced form one another and connected to an interveningarcuate base 94.Foot press member 90 is connected to each ofspikes segments 96 which extend vertically and respectively abut spikes 82 and 84 adjacent upper ends 86 thereof. Eachsegment 96 is connected to a respective one ofspikes upper end 86 by a first 180-degree bend 98.Segment 96 is likewise connected to arespective leg 92 by a second 90-degree bend 100. - Reinforcing plate 34 (
FIGS. 2C and 3 ) is typically formed of metal or another rigid material such as a suitable plastic and in the exemplary embodiment mimics the configuration ofplate 42. Thus,plate 34 is a substantially rectangular plate having atop edge 102, abottom edge 104, first and second straightlateral edges front side 110 and arear side 112.Plate 34 is generally flat although in the exemplary embodiment is curved somewhat in the same manner as described with regard toplate 42. Thus,plate 34 is curved as viewed from above (FIG. 3 ) with top andbottom edges edges front surface 110 being convexly curved fromedge 106 to edge 108 andsurface 112 being concavely curved fromedge 106 to edge 108. The convexly curvedfront side 110 thus matingly engages the concavely curved inner surface ofsidewall 22 oftrash can 12. A pair of horizontally extendingholes 114A are formed inplate 34 adjacentlateral edge 106 extending fromside 110 toside 112. Likewise, a pair ofholes 114B are formed inplate 34adjacent edge 108 extending fromside 110 toside 112.Holes 114A are aligned respectively withholes 56A and holes 114B are aligned respectively withholes 56B so thatbolts 36 extend through a respective one of holes 114 and 56 whendevice 10 is assembled and mounted ontrash can 12. - As shown in
FIG. 4 ,device 10 is mounted ontrash can 12 adjacentlower end 18 thereof. In the embodiment shown,device 10 is configured to be suitable as a retrofit or after market device which may be attached to standard trash cans. In order to do this, holes 116 are formed insidewall 22 oftrash can 12 respectively aligned with holes 56 and holes 114 so thatbolts 36 pass through alignedholes 56, 116 and 114 and are secured by nuts 40.Washers 38 may be used instead ofplate 34. When mounted ontrash can 12,base 30 is disposed outsidetrash can 12 withrear surface 54 andplate 42 abutting the outer surface ofsidewall 52 preferably in a mating fashion. The heads ofbolts 36 and reinforcingplate 34 are disposed withininterior chamber 24 oftrash can 12 withfront surface 110 abutting the inner surface ofsidewall 22 also preferably in a mating fashion.Sidewall 22 is thus sandwiched betweenplates washers 38 may abut the inner surface ofsidewall 22 whenplate 34 is not used. - In operation,
trash can 12 withdevice 10 mounted thereon is placed atopground 14 with the bottom ofbase 30 abutting or closelyadjacent ground 14. To anchortrash can 12 to ground 14, a downward force indicated at Arrow A is applied by a foot orshoe 118 to forcespikes FIG. 1 ). As shown inFIG. 4 ,anchor 32 is in the raised position so thatfoot press member 90 and the upper ends 86 ofspikes top edge 44 of mountingplate 42. In this position, tapered lower ends 88 ofspikes rails holes 80 as well asadjacent ground 14 although removed therefrom. The application of downward force onfoot press member 90 forces spikes 82 and 84 intoground 14 so that lower ends 88 are disposed in a subsurface position which in the exemplary embodiment is approximately five inches below the surface ofground 14. The depth to which the lower ends 88 ofspikes trash can 12 anddevice 10 are used. One embodiment ofdevice 10 in which mountingplate 42 is approximately four inches wide and five inches high, and whereinspikes device 10 is relatively small and mounted adjacent the lower end of the trash canadjacent ground 14 when in use, it provides a substantial amount of stability to the trash can. - Referring to
FIGS. 5 and 6 , anchoringdevice 200 is now described.Device 200 is a built-in anchoring device which is mounted on atrash can 202 without the use of fasteners such as bolts, nuts, rivets, and also without a reinforcing plate such asplate 34 ofdevice 10.Device 200 is similar todevice 10 in that it includes a base having a mountingplate 204 which is similar toplate 42 without the holes formed therethrough. In addition,device 200 is free of a flange such asflange 79 which is connected to plate 204 and extends laterally outwardly therefrom. Likedevice 10,device 200 includesrails anchor 32 and thus operates in the same fashion. In the exemplary embodiment ofdevice 200, mountingplate 204 is molded into asidewall 206 oftrash can 204. More particularly,sidewall 206 adjacent its lower end includes aninner sidewall segment 208 and anouter sidewall segment 210 so thatplate 204 is sandwiched therebetween. Thus,segments plate 204.Sidewall segment 210 also contacts the top and bottom edges and the lateral edges ofplate 204. Thus,outer segment 210 together withinner segment 208 defines a pocket within which mountingplate 204 is disposed. Indevice 200,sidewall 206 itself and in particularouter segment 210 serves as the mounting mechanism by whichdevice 200 is mounted ontrash can 202. While the exemplary embodiment shows thatplate 204 is molded intosidewall 206, it is also contemplated that a sidewall similar tosidewall 206 may be formed with an outer sidewall segment to define a pocket having an entrance opening to allow a mounting plate such asplate 204 which is not molded into the sidewall to be slid into the pocket via the entrance opening and secured by any suitable mechanism therewithin. - With respect to the use on a trash can,
devices foot press member 90 to insertspikes spikes press member 90 directly or by tilting the trash can to create a prying motion. It is noted thatfoot press member 90 is spaced upwardly fromground 14 when in the anchoring position in order to provide access to its bottom surface to apply such an upward force for removinganchor 32 fromground 14. In addition, the owners may use anchoringdevice 30 to anchor the trash can when the trash can is full to help prevent its being tipped over due to windy conditions, animals and so forth. Conveniently,anchor 32 may be reset to the raised position simply by lowering the trash can withanchor 32 atopground 14 or other support surface whereby the weight of the trash can, base and mounting mechanism typically causes the base to slide down relative to anchor 32. If the weight of the trash can or other outdoor item is not sufficient for this purpose, the user may apply an additional downward force on the trash can. -
Devices device 10 or a similar structure may be used for temporarily anchoring other outdoor items such as garden equipment, hose reels, lawn chairs, dog or other pet carriers, grave blankets and so forth. Substantially smaller devices have been configured for use in various applications, for instance wherein the mountingplate 42 is about one and half inches wide and three inches high and the spikes of the anchor are configured to extend two or three inches into the soil. It is further noted that more than one anchoring device such asdevice 30 may be used on a given trash can or other item to be secured to the ground. - In the foregoing description, certain terms have been used for brevity, clearness, and understanding. No unnecessary limitations are to be implied therefrom beyond the requirement of the prior art because such terms are used for descriptive purposes and are intended to be broadly construed.
- Moreover, the description and illustration of the invention is an example and the invention is not limited to the exact details shown or described.
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1. An anchoring mechanism for use with an outdoor item having a lower end adapted to sit on the ground, the anchoring mechanism comprising:
a base;
a mounting mechanism on the base adapted to mount the base on the outdoor item adjacent its lower end; and
an anchor carried by the base and movable relative to the base between a raised position in which the anchor is adapted to be removed from the ground and a lowered anchoring position in which the anchor is adapted to be inserted into the ground to secure the outdoor item to the ground.
2. The anchoring mechanism of claim 1 wherein the anchor comprises a bent rod.
3. The anchoring mechanism of claim 2 further comprising first and segments of the rod which are connected to one another by a 90-degree bend.
4. The anchoring mechanism of claim 2 further comprising first and segments of the rod which are connected to one another by a 180-degree bend.
5. The anchoring mechanism of claim 2 wherein the rod comprises a U-shaped segment.
6. The anchoring mechanism of claim 1 further comprising a horizontally extending leg on the anchor.
7. The anchoring mechanism of claim 1 further comprising a frictional engagement between vertical surfaces on the anchor and vertical surfaces on the base; wherein the anchor is held in place in the raised position solely by the frictional engagement.
8. The anchoring mechanism of claim 1 wherein the anchor comprises an upper portion and first and second spikes secured to and extending downwardly from the upper portion.
9. The anchoring mechanism of claim 8 further comprising first and second parallel holes formed in the base; and wherein the first and second spikes are slidably received respectively in the first and second holes to slide upwardly and downwardly between the lowered and raised positions.
10. The anchoring mechanism of claim 9 further comprising a first position in which the first and second spikes are removed from the first and second holes and are not parallel; a second position in which the first and second spikes are respectively disposed in the first and second holes and are parallel; and a spring bias of the first and second spikes toward the first position which creates a frictional engagement of the first and second spikes with the base when the first and second spikes are respectively disposed in the first and second holes so that the frictional engagement holds the anchor in place in the raised position.
11. The anchoring mechanism of claim 1 further comprising an upwardly facing surface on the base; and a downwardly facing surface on the anchor which is seated on the upwardly facing surface when the anchor is in the lowered position and which is spaced upwardly from the upwardly facing surface in the raised position.
12. The anchoring mechanism of claim 1 wherein the base has a bottom; the anchor has a bottom; the bottom of the anchor is adjacent the bottom of the base in the raised position; and the bottom of the anchor is spaced downwardly of the bottom of the base in the lowered position.
13. The anchoring mechanism of claim 1 further comprising a hole formed in the base having a top and a bottom; and wherein the anchor is slidable upwardly and downwardly within the hole; the anchor has a bottom; the bottom of the anchor is adjacent the bottom of the hole in the raised position; and the bottom of the anchor is spaced downwardly of the bottom of the hole in the lowered position.
14. The anchoring mechanism of claim 1 further comprising a hole formed in the base having a top and a bottom; a first spike on the anchor which extends generally vertically and is slidable upwardly and downwardly within the hole; and a portion of the anchor above the top of the hole which extends laterally outwardly from adjacent the first spike beyond the hole.
15. The anchoring mechanism of claim 1 further comprising a first upwardly extending through hole formed in the base having an upper end; a first groove formed in the base in communication with the upper end of the hole and extending upwardly therefrom; and a first upwardly extending spike on the anchor which is slidably received in the first hole and in the first groove to move between the raised and lowered positions.
16. The anchoring mechanism of claim 1 in combination with the outdoor item; wherein the anchor is removable from the ground while in the lowered position in response to an upward force on the outdoor item.
17. The anchoring mechanism of claim 1 in combination with the outdoor item; wherein the outdoor item has a bottom; the anchor has a bottom; the bottom of the anchor is adjacent the bottom of the outdoor item in the raised position; and the bottom of the anchor is spaced downwardly of the bottom of the outdoor item in the lowered position.
18. The anchoring mechanism of claim 1 in combination with the outdoor item; wherein the anchor in the raised position is removed from the ground when the outdoor item is seated on the ground.
19. The anchoring mechanism of claim 1 in combination with the outdoor item; wherein the anchor has a bottom; and the anchor moves from the lowered position to the raised position in response to a downward force on the outdoor item while the bottom of the anchor is seated on top of the ground.
20. An apparatus comprising:
an outdoor item;
a lower end on the outdoor item;
an anchor carried by the outdoor item and movable relative to the outdoor item between a raised position in which the anchor is adapted to be removed from the ground and a lowered anchoring position in which the anchor extends below the lower end and is adapted to be inserted into the ground to secure the outdoor item to the ground.
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